Jewelry



April 12. 1927. 1,624,458

Filed June 18. 1926 Patented Apr. 12, 1927.

I cam- D- stares SAMUEL KUrR'lZ ZO'OK/OF LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA.

JEWE RY.

Application filed June 18,

A medal of a: club or'fraternal association is a not uncommon appendage habitually worn on a watch fob. When attending meetings or conventions a badge carrying the insignia isfrequently worn. for indentilication in association with a p'latddisplaying-the I1t111185.6t0..0ftl1 wearer. A purpose of the present invention is to produce a device which may serve both these purposes and may be worn as a watch fob or as a badge. The invention may serve other purposes and in a broader phase consists of a device capable of a plurality of uses.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a frontview of the device as a fob. Fig, 2 is a rear perspective view of the same. Figs. 3, 1, 5, 6, 7 and S are sectional views of the structure shown in Fig. 2 and Fig. 9 is a top view of the device.

The insignia 1 may depend from a ribbon 2 attached to a rod 3 at the rear of the plate 4 where it is hidden from view. hen a president or other officer of a local chapter or club retires from oflice it may be desired to present him with a suitable token in which event there may be engraved on the plate his name and his otiice with the date and the name of his chapter branch or city although the particular matter inscribed forms no part of the present invention.

In order to improve its appearance and increase its strength the plate 4: may be provided with upturned ends 5 and 6 and a similar top 7 all of which may be carefully soldered together at their meeting edges and properly finished. The rod 3 may be supported at its ends by the end plates 5 and 6 between which it extends out of contact with the plate l so as to leave room for mounting the ribbon 2.

In the upper inner corner between the plate 4 and the top 7 may be mounted a rod 8 on. which is carried a sleeve 9 from which protrudes an eye 10 at about the middle of the length of the plate 4:. The sleeve 9 is rotatable on the rod 8 and when turned up the eye 10 may extend upwardly through an aperture 11 in the top 7. The eye 10 may now be engaged in awell known way by a chain 12 carrying a snap eye 13 to engage and hold a watch (not shown) in the usual way. The rod 8 preferably extends from the side 5 to the side 6 and at its ends is provided with rotatable sleeves 14L and 15. Of course the rod need not be continuous and any other suitable means might be provided for arranging. the'sleeves 9', 1 k and 15 rotatable or the parts they carry might be arranged in any other suitable manner=to allow of the movement herein described? Carried by the sleeve is aprojecting arm 16 in, which ismounted a pin' 1? forming a bearing fun a pin 18 which extends throughout the length of the plate 4: and engages a hook or keeper 19 carried by the sleeve 1%. As shown in Fig. 9 the arm 16 and the keeper 19 may be longer than the width of the top 7 so that when the sleeves 14.- and 15 are turned into thepositions shown in Figs. 4 and 8 respectively the pin is entirely without the side walls 5 and 6 and so available for attaching the device to the apparel of the wearer. Preferably the sleeves 9, ll and 15 have a friction grip on the bearing rod 8 so that they each remain in any position into which they may be moved.

It will be readily understood that the eye 10 may be turned into the position shown in Fig. 5 and the arm 16 into the position shown in Fig. 7 and the keeper 19 into the position shown in Fig. 3. In this position the device to all intents and purposes will be useful as an ordinary watch fob the pin being hidden and out of the way as folded within the sides 5 and 6 and lying snugly against the rear of the plate at. It may be desired to fasten the watch and fob against theft for which purpose the arm 16 may he moved into the position of Fig. 8 and the keeper into the position of Fig. 4. The pin 18 may then be fastened into the fabric of the watch pocket and by attaching a chain of suitable length to the eye 10 the watch may be removed from. the pocket and inspected without actually detaching it from the garment. At other times, such as when attending conventions and the like it may be desired to use the insignia and name plate as a badge for identification attached to the coat lapel or elsewhere. For this purpose the'device may be detached from the watch and the pin 18 released from the keeper 19. The eye 10 may then be turned down into the position of Fig. 6 in which position it will be hidden from view by the plate at and the'attachcd chain may then hang down and be hidden by the ribbon 2. Vith the arm 16 in the position of Fig. 8 and the keeper in the position of Fig. 4; the pin may then be passed through any suitable portion of the apparel of the wearer and the device appear as a mere badge. It will be seen that when in the position of Fig. 3 the keeper cooperates with the rear face of plate 4 to insure the pin 18 being kept in place. In the positions of Figs. l and 8 the top 7 forms a convenient stop for the arm 16 and the keeper 19.

Obviously the insignia or the ribbon or both might be omitted and the suitably inscribed plate alone or its equivalent serve as either 'loh or badge instead of being" ad justable the eye or the pin and keeper or both might be rigidly held in ope .able position. Other changes may be made without departing from my invention.

ll claim as my invention:

A plate, sides and a top for the plate, a ribbon carrying an insignia depending troni the plate, a rod mounted on the rear of the plate near the top, a sleeve rotatably mounted on the rod at its middle, an eye Sl-kMl llilL KURTZ ZOOK, 

